HEADING HOME: Nani is set to leave Manchester United for a return to Portugal [AFP]

The 27-year-old joined United from Sporting Lisbon in 2007 and has gone on to make more than 170 starts for the club.

He has been strongly linked with a switch back to Portugal this summer, with reports indicating United want to use him as bait to land Sporting defender Marcos Rojo.

And the player has dropped the strongest hint yet that the move could go through, after Portuguese newspaper O Jogo revealed Nani is happy to move back to his homeland after a seven year stay in England.

New United boss Louis van Gaal is thought to be keen on moving on the attacking midfielder, along with fellow fringe squad players Marouane Fellaini, Anderson, Javier Hernandez, Tom Cleverley and Wilfried Zaha.